Stock water-heater.



C. E. WADDILL. STOCK WATER HEATER. APPLICATION FiLED MAYH. new.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

WITNESSES ATTOR NEY CLARENCE E. WADDILL, OF TENNESSEE, ILLINOIS.

STOCK WATER-HEATER.

Application filed May 3, 1917.

.tit it got' Illinois, have invented certain new nlul uqofu-l lluprow uents in Stock ater- ,llratcrs, of which the following is a specifit pa tion.

This invention has relation to stock \\a- 1openingfountains. and has for an object to proxuloea fountain of the type embodying means for heating the wa ter.

,in object of the inrention to provide a tj a 'el structure integral throughout to pro- 15 idc a reservoir setting for a furnace strurlture aiida watering trough located in proxunity .ttrthc furnace whereby the heat of the walls thereof may serve to impart heat to the l gate-g in the trough. I

n-,udditioi-1 to the foregoing my invention iQQWI'IIBhP/Hdhi improvements in the details of f gionstruetion andarrangement of the parts f t o hereinafter more fully described and ue treularly set forth in the appended clann.

R r -the accompanying drawings in which s milar and corresponding parts are desigrpte d by the same characters of reference .t. oughout the several views in which they wast t guilt; I, is a new in vertical long1tud1- pa l sectlon taken through a stock watering ountain constructed after the manner of my ip ieutipn.

Fig. 2, is a View of the fountain in plan, as a i ig. 3, is a vertical transverse section With reference to the drawings 10 indirates generally an integral structure, formed preferably of concrete and including a fur nace structure 11 which may be more or less rectangular in configuration, including vertical side walls 12 and end walls 13 defining a compartment; therein, which extends throughout the length of the structure and whose width is narrow compared to its height. The top of the furnace structure is open to permit the partial entrance therein of a reservoir indicated at 14. The reservoir is preferably a cylindrical tank disposed horizontally and of a length to extend nearly throughout the length of the structure. being spaced from one chd thereof, preferably the rear endrtoperinit the insertion into the chamber of a vertical smoke pipe 15 which enters an openinqprovided for that purpose in a partial closure 16 of the top of the fur Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 191.8. Serial No. 166,206.

nace structure at that end. The balance of the integral structure includes a lateral extension 17 at one side thereofapd adjacent the lower portion there 1' with the top sur face of said lateral ex tension 17 hollowed out to form a seini-cylimlrical concavity 18 designed to serve-as a watering trough. An outlet 19 in the shape f a pipe or other conduit leads from the bottom of an intermediate portion of the tank or reservoir 14 through one side wall 12 of the furnace structure, with a faucet '20 on-the outer projecting end of said conduit 1!) for permitting the flow of water from the reservoir into the trough.

A rate structure 21 is located within the chain her or furnace coni 'iartinent, said grate being formed of parallel spaced bars extending throughoutthe length of the fur mass, from side to side and referably closely .spaced from the floor of tie furnace chamber. An opening 22 in the front end of the furnace, is normally closed by a fire door 23 which serves as a means of ermitting the introduction of fuel. A baille plate 24 is disposedin spaced relation above the grate, is extended, from side to side of the furnace chamber, and from the front: end the 'eof toward the rear, with the rear end of said ba ffie plate in spaced relation from the rear Wall of the furnace. It is to be noted that the haflle plate is also spacrd below the bot' tom of the reservoir. A second baffle plate 25 is interposed between the battle plate 24 and the reservoir 14 and extends from the rear wall of the furnace toward the front. with the front end of said baffle plate 25 spaced inwardly from the front wall of the furnace. An opening 26 is formed in said bafile plate 25 adjacent the rear wall of the furnace and beneath the smoke pipe 15, and a damper 27 normally covers said opening 26, said damper being in the form of a plate resting on .the battle plate 25 with a handle 28 connectedto said damper and projecti g through the rear .Wall of the furnace ..'hereb v said plate may be shifted to cover or uncover said opening 26 as desired and for a purpose which will be presently obvious.

As stated above the fuel is inserted through the opening 22 and distributed upon the grate and ignited. The products of combustion passupward and are directed by the bafile plate 24 rparwardly whereupon the products of combustion passlng around the combustion of the materia nace, the .walls and other parts of the inteping the opening 26. It will be remembered that if corn cobs, trash, such as papers, etc., be burned in a furnace of any character, the material will burn vigorously for a short while, producing great heat. It is not the object of this stock watering fountain to heat the water in the reservoir to boiling point, or any temperature in proximity thereto, but merely to retain the water at a temperature somewhat above the freezing point. It will therefore be obvious that the baflie plates 24 and 25 will serve to rob the,

products of combustion of the heat carried, thereby with the result that the 'bafile plates are warmed, and the ases are somewhat cooled before coming in contact with the reservoir. Thus, the possibility of raising the temperature of the water in the reservoir to an undue degree is reduc-d"-,a' nd should the temperature of "the water be 1ncreased at too rapid a rate, the damper may be moved to open position so as to unlap theopening 26 whereby the gases may ascend directly to the smoke ipe 15. During l within the furgra'l structure 10 are warmed. The baflle plates 24 and 25 will also be warmed and through a combination of both the water within the reservoir will be retained at a slightly elevated temperature for a considerable len h of time after the fire upon the grate has ecome extinguished. It will also be dbvious that the heat of the furnace walls will be transmitted to the lateral integral structure in which the trough opening 18 is located whereby 410- impart heat to the water within the trough.

1' II ain aware thatfurnace structures or the like have heretofore been devised with baffle plates for the purpose of providin circuitous course or the gases in order to extract the heat therefrom, however, I do not lay claim particularly to the use of baflle plates for this urpose, but rather for the purpose of providing a medium for the absorption and retention of heat. I am further aware that fountains of this character have been devised with a view to heating water, however, I am not aware that a fountain has been heretofore constructed embodying an integral structure afi'ording a settlng for a reservoir and a watering foun tain in proximity whereby to encourage the transmission of heat throughout the structure for the purpose above set forth.

H ving thus'desdr ibed my invention what I claim as new andfdesire to secure by Letters atent is:

In a stock watering fountain, a furnace having atrough on one side, a tank mounted in the open top of. the structure, a grate mounted in the structure to extend from end to end thereof, baflie plates superposed above at one end of. the furnace structure adjacentthe end of the tank, the uppermost baflie plate having an o'enin'g formed beneath said smoke ipe, a amper slidably mounted on said ba e plate to open and close the opening, ahandle for said damper extend ing through the wall of the furnace, guides secured to the furnace wall to engage the upper sides of the dam er to form in connection with the bailie plate a guiding means for the dam er, and an outlet from the tank to the troug CLARENCE E. WADDILL. With: ALONZO Oman, 0. O. Waonmn.

structure of oblong configuration open at the top for thegreater part of its length and In testimon whereof Iaflix my signature Y in presenceo two witn. 

